2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball team

The 2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball team represented the University of Miami in the 2001 NCAA Division I baseball season. The team was coached by Jim Morris in his 8th season.

2001 Miami Hurricanes baseball
National Champions
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
CB	No. 1
2001 record	53–12
Head coach	Jim Morris (8th year)
Assistant coaches	Lazaro Collazo (6th year) Gino DiMare (5th year) Mark Kingston (2nd year)
Home stadium	Mark Light Field

2001 NCAA Division I baseball independents standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Miami (FL)  ‍‍‍^y		–			–			47	–	12		.797
Belmont  ‍‍‍		–			–			28	–	24		.538
Centenary  ‍‍‍		–			–			23	–	36		.390
Texas A&M–Corpus Christi  ‍‍‍		–			–			18	–	36		.333
Texas–Pan American  ‍‍‍		–			–			12	–	40		.231
y – Invited to the NCAA Tournament As of June 30, 2001[1]; Rankings from Collegiate Baseball

The Hurricanes won the College World Series, defeating the Stanford Cardinal in the championship game.

Roster

2001 Miami Hurricanes roster
	Pitchers Kiki Bengochea J. D. Cockroft Andrew Cohn Luke DeBold Tom Farmer George Huguet Alex Prendes T.J. Prunty Troy Roberson Chris Sheffield Dan Smith Dan Touchet Vince Vazquez Brian Walker		Infielders Kevin Brown Eric Moore Kris Clute Matt Dryer Kevin Howard Javy Rodriguez Catchers Mike DiRosa Greg Lovelady Danny Matienzo		Outfielders Jim Burt, Jr. Charlton Jimerson Marcus Nettles Kevin Mannix Mike Rodriguez Brad Safchik

Schedule

2001 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Game Log
Regular Season
January/February Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record January 25 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field 9–3 1–0 January 26 Florida Atlantic FAU Baseball Stadium 10–11 1–1 January 27 Florida Atlantic Mark Light Field 4–2 2–1 February 3 at Florida McKethan Stadium 14–5 3–1 February 7 at Florida International University Park Stadium 4–3 4–1 February 9 Florida Mark Light Field 10–4 5–1 February 10 Florida Mark Light Field 8–7 6–1 February 11 Oklahoma State Mark Light Field 3–9 6–2 February 16 Elon Mark Light Field 4–2 7–2 February 17 Elon Mark Light Field 10–9 8–2 February 18 Elon Mark Light Field 7–4 9–2 February 21 Florida International Mark Light Field 10–17 9–3 February 23 vs. Florida International Homestead Sports Complex 10–2 10–3 February 24 vs. Florida International Homestead Sports Complex 2–0 11–3 February 25 Albany Mark Light Field 14–0 12–3
March Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record March 2 San Diego State Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8–6 13–3 March 3 Minnesota Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 10–1 14–3 March 4 Arkansas Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 8–2 15–3 March 7 Pittsburgh Mark Light Field 6–2 16–3 March 9 Rutgers Mark Light Field 4–6 16–4 March 10 Rutgers Mark Light Field 13–2 17–4 March 11 Rutgers Mark Light Field 6–9 17–5 March 13 at South Florida Red McEwen Field 8–2 18–5 March 14 at South Florida Red McEwen Field 13–9 19–5 March 16 East Carolina Mark Light Field 14–13 20–5 March 17 East Carolina Mark Light Field 2–7 20–6 March 18 East Carolina Mark Light Field 8–4 21–6 March 21 Cornell Mark Light Field 2–1 22–6 March 23 Northeastern Mark Light Field 5–3 23–6 March 24 Northeastern Mark Light Field 5–2 24–6 March 25 Northeastern Mark Light Field 5–3 25–6 March 30 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field 2–8 25–7 March 31 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field 5–8 25–8
April Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record April 1 Cal State Fullerton Mark Light Field 2–9 25–9 April 6 Savannah State Mark Light Field 13–4 26–9 April 7 Savannah State Mark Light Field 7–2 27–9 April 8 Savannah State Mark Light Field 16–5 28–9 April 13 Florida State Mark Light Field 9–10 28–10 April 14 Florida State Mark Light Field 5–4 29–10 April 15 Florida State Mark Light Field 7–5 30–10 April 20 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium 7–5 31–10 April 21 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium 9–6 32–10 April 22 at Florida State Mike Martin Field at Dick Howser Stadium 7–4 33–10 April 27 Virginia Mark Light Field 0–5 34–11 April 28 Virginia Mark Light Field 5–1 35–11 April 29 Virginia Mark Light Field 12–6 36–11
May Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 4 Jacksonville Mark Light Field 2–3 36–12 May 5 Jacksonville Mark Light Field 13–3 37–12 May 6 Jacksonville Mark Light Field 6–2 38–12 May 11 Florida Southern Mark Light Field 12–4 39–12 May 12 Florida Southern Mark Light Field 16–3 40–12 May 13 Florida Southern Mark Light Field 5–4 41–12 May 18 New York Tech Mark Light Field 17–5 42–12 May 19 New York Tech Mark Light Field 14–7 43–12 May 20 New York Tech Mark Light Field 11–1 44–12
Postseason
NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record May 25 vs. Bucknell Mark Light Field 14–6 45–12 May 26 vs. Florida Mark Light Field 6–2 46–12 May 27 vs. Stetson Mark Light Field 16–8 47–12
NCAA Tournament: Coral Gables Super Regional Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 1 vs. Clemson Mark Light Field 10–8 48–12 June 2 vs. Clemson Mark Light Field 14–6 49–12
NCAA Tournament: College World Series Date Opponent Site/Stadium Score Overall Record June 9 vs. Tennessee Rosenblatt Stadium 21–13 50–12 June 11 vs. Southern California Rosenblatt Stadium 4–3 51–12 June 14 vs. Tennessee Rosenblatt Stadium 12–6 52–12 June 16 vs. Stanford Rosenblatt Stadium 12–1 53–12

Awards and honors

Javy Rodriguez

• Team Most Valuable Player
• All-American
• NCAA Stolen Base Leader

Kevin Brown

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Tom Farmer

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

George Huguet

• Freshman All-America[3]

Charlton Jimerson

• College World Series Most Outstanding Player[2]

Danny Matienzo

• College World Series All-Tournament Team[2]

Hurricanes in the 2001 MLB Draft

The following members of the Miami baseball program were drafted in the 2001 Major League Baseball Draft.[4]

Player	Position	Round	Overall	MLB Team
Mike Rodriguez	OF	2nd	54th	Houston Astros
Chris Sheffield	RHP	4th	121st	Toronto Blue Jays
Brian Walker	LHP	4th	132nd	New York Mets
Charlton Jimerson	OF	5th	146th	Houston Astros
Tom Farmer	RHP	7th	207th	Detroit Tigers
Marcus Nettles	OF	11th	330th	San Diego Padres
Mike DiRosa	C	16th	488th	Arizona Diamondbacks
Dan Smith	RHP	17th	507th	Detroit Tigers
Kevin Brown	1B	19th	585th	Atlanta Braves
Troy Roberson	RHP	28th	831st	Texas Rangers
Kris Clute	2B	37th	1112th	Florida Marlins

References

1. "College Baseball Conference Standings -- 2001". Boyd's World. Retrieved May 13, 2015.
2. "College World Series Record Book" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 22 June 2012.
3. "2012 Miami Hurricanes Baseball Media Guide" (PDF). HurricaneSports.com. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
4. "MLB Amateur Draft Picks who came from "University of Miami"". Retrieved 14 July 2012.